Sunday, January 22, 2012

A Bit of Backyard Bird Watching

I was roused today by crows clattering in our neighbor's yard. When I came out to investigate I saw the birds feasting on persimmons which my neighbor left on the tree. It seemed to take them only a few gulps to leave nothing but a piece of skin. The tree certainly does not look as decorative as it did only a few weeks ago...

California towhees, along with hummers, are my favorite birds. They are quiet and very meticulous. They give my flowerbeds a thorough daily inspection, turning over mulch and leaves in search of insects. I love watching them work, they let me get quite close and don't seem to be bothered by my camera clicking away.

My neighbor's privet is full of berries. Normally privets are nothing but trouble with their aggressive roots, messy berries and a million seedlings I dig out of my rose beds every year.

But I have to admit that when the whole tree is alive with birds (robins and cedar waxwings today), it is a sight that makes me smile.

Ptaki w Twoim ogrodzie będą długo miały co jeść, a Ty będziesz mógł na nie patrzeć i podziwiać.Cudowne zdjęcia. Bardzo serdecznie pozdrawiam. *** Birds in your garden will be a long time had nothing to eat, and you'll be able to look at them and podziwiać.Cudowne photos. Very warm greetings.

Oh I love Cedar Waxwings. I wish we had them here.Such beautiful pictures Masha.Crows must be the one bird that is in every state and country. LOL! They love stealing the food I leave out for the feral cats.

Giga, birds around here always have plenty to eat - we don't have snow cover, and the biggest yard pest is the slug (a couple of nights ago they ate all my broccoli)... I wish I had more birds (except when they eat my blueberries and fruit) :).

Lona, I agree! I have seen crows eat bird eggs too, which is why I don't much love them...

Janny, it certainly feels like it even though my roses are still sleeping. I can't wait for first blooms.

O jak to miło, że znowu jesteś :-). Na moim pnączu kiwi nie było jeszcze owoców. On miał w zeszłym roku tylko dwa kwiatki.Pozdrawiam cieplutko. *** Oh, how nice is that you again :-). On my kiwi fruit was not yet. He had last year only two flowers. Yours nice and warm.

Love that pic of the waxwings in the privet! Only once have I seen waxwings come through my garden. I was so excited. I've not seen them before or sense. I bet those crows think they have found the candy store!

Hi Masha, great photos as always! The one of the crows munching on the persimmons is quite outstanding in terms of the dark color of the birds and the bright orange of the persimmons. I loved doing a little bird watching together with you, today! By the way I only got one comment from you regarding my Arundel Castle, part IV post. Thanks for trying, again! Christina

I've never seen a cedar waxwing and keep hoping they'll eventually find my garden. I added more berry producing plants this fall to attract them. I pruned my climbing roses and trained them to my fence as you suggested in one of your previous posts. THANKS for the info!!!! :o)

I love your photos, no matter if you show us birds or roses. I like them all. Love the persimmons, the cedar waxwings ( such a nice name for a bird ), the berries, the light in your garden, even the crows ... Thank you, Masha !!!

Oh, the cedar waxwings are so magical--especially in your photo with the berries. They don't make an appearance here until April or May--when the Apple and Crabapple blossoms bloom. Thanks for the glimpse of spring!

Ah Masha, its not only Roses which you photograph beautifully. I had to do some checks on this type of privet, only the small leafed variety which we grow as hedges is the one which I knew of, very interesting.

We are chuck full of grackles right now... sort of crappy birds, but its hard to hate them when each morning I wake up to wild kingdom bird chirpings. I second your hatred of privets though. I am slowly getting rid of the ones I can. Some are full sized trees at this point and I'm just going to live with them.

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I garden on a small lot in suburban San Jose (California). I grew up in Russia and sub-tropical gardening still amazes me. I collect roses and take pictures as a hobby. If you would like an unmarked copy of an image, please ask.